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Club Alleva Coppolo (Part 7)

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#763
Bass7755 said:
You made the right decision my friend. I LOVE that
combo. Here are some pics to help you with your wait!:p:D
Dan
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hey dan,

i actually modeled my new bass after yours. it is a beauty!!!! thx for the pics!
 
#764
Vic said:
Ok, time for me to be a jerk paint nerd... :)

I'm and old school hot rodder from back in the day and candy colors are near and dear to my heart. :) There is no such thing as Candy Apple Orange. It's just Candy Orange. Candy Apple is red, only red, and strictly red, in the paint industry. That is all. :)

This paint page actually does a cool job of talking about candy colors and their different uses with a convenient quick read...
http://www.tcpglobal.com/autoaircolor/autoair4600.aspx

Thanks for tolerating my little rant, please drive through. :)
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I made up the term Candy Apple Orange Juice. I decided to do the color when my dad bought a '63 Jazzmaster (guitar of course) that had been refinished quite a few times. One of the colors in the guitar's neck pocket was this metallic orange. I thought it was unique and had my painter start painting it as one of the colors I offer. He did refer to it as Candy Orange Metallic but I wanted to be a little different and called it Candy Apple Orange Juice. Hope that's cool.
-Jimmy
 
#766
NYJimmy said:
Actually it's (my laser cutter) an older toy that up till now I was only using to cut my pickup fibers (flat ware).
-Jimmy
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SWEET! Where I work we have a pretty good sized wood shop (amazing how much wood there is on these Navy supercarriers and subs, let me tell you!), they've got one of those laser cutters there, but they aren't near the artist you are man!
 
#767
NYJimmy said:
I made up the term Candy Apple Orange Juice. I decided to do the color when my dad bought a '63 Jazzmaster (guitar of course) that had been refinished quite a few times. One of the colors in the guitar's neck pocket was this metallic orange. I thought it was unique and had my painter start painting it as one of the colors I offer. He did refer to it as Candy Orange Metallic but I wanted to be a little different and called it Candy Apple Orange Juice. Hope that's cool.
-Jimmy
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HAH, no worries! :) I'm just being a paint nerd.

All that really matters is, it's a cool color, and it definitely is. :)
 
#768
Vic said:
My understanding is his pickups are not hand wound. He uses a machine. In other words, his pickups are made in-house, but not wound by hand. The point being, I think his pickups are extremely consistent from bass to bass.
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I still have my original hand feed winder but I only use it on prototypes, some rewinds. I use the programable automated machine for consistancey... Once I'm happy with a winding pattern that I like (after prototyping on the old school winder) I program it (as close as I can) into my automated machine. I actually have a second automated winder that will be running full time too :).
-Jimmy
 
#769
KJung said:
+1 There is a picture up somewhere on one of the earlier AC threads that shows that old winding machine. I think Jimmy's girlfriend wound my LM5 pickups from what I've been told. I attribute its great tone mostly to that:D:bassist:
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Yes Sebnem who is now my wife (:hiding: ssshhh... we eloped last November :)) assembles and winds all the pickups. She's actually a great artist and when I can pull her away from the canvis (did I spell that right? :eek:) she's at the shop winding away.
-Jimmy
 
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NYJimmy said:
I still have my original hand feed winder but I only use it on prototypes, some rewinds. I use the programable automated machine for consistancey... Once I'm happy with a winding pattern that I like (after prototyping on the old school winder) I program it (as close as I can) into my automated machine. I actually have a second automated winder that will be running full time too :).
-Jimmy
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Yeah, and that kinda' consistency with tone like this is a VERY GOOD thing. :D
 
#771
Hey Jimmy, dropped a note over at LeftyBassist.com to let them know you do lefty basses. I'm still trying to figure out which bass to go with. May call you tomorrow.

Vic, your sunburst Coppolo with no pickguard was very, uh, inspirational to me.

Alan,
Tulsa, OK.
 
#775
NYJimmy said:
Yes Sebnem who is now my wife (:hiding: ssshhh... we eloped last November :)) assembles and winds all the pickups. She's actually a great artist and when I can pull her away from the canvis (did I spell that right? :eek:) she's at the shop winding away.
-Jimmy
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She did a GREAT job on that guitar you showed at NAMM.
 
#780
tallboybass said:
So that's a poly finish? It looks HOT!!! Sounds OK? ;)

Can you compare it to a nitro finish, vintage bridge model sound-wise? (I'm getting ready to place an order)

Thanks, Alan
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I find the Nitro finish to have a bit more low mid push and a sweeter warmer high end, while the Poly finish imparts a brighter tone, a bit more transparency and clarity to the low end, and maybe a tad more focus.

LOL, *gasp* *cough* *hack*... *gag*... :)

Seriously tho, I really don't think, especially with Jimmy's finishes, the diffs would be significant enough to discuss from a sound/tone perspective. I'm gonna' go on record saying it's a primarily cosmetic decision (since I do think they look somewhat different, even new), and how comfortable you might be with a finish that will generally show wear earlier (some folks really dig that).
 
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